NI Week Athena Announcement and Q&A Panel

[Greg McKaskle]

My controller is at work or I could attach pictures. Lets see if I can do this in words. The controller PCB is mounted in a plastic case that has an upper and lower shell screwed together in the corners from the bottom.

At the moment, the controller has eight integrated mounting channels in the lower shell. Four molded channels are radiused around each corner screw. If the controller is placed flat on the table, the cable tie will enter an edge parallel to the table, turn ninety degrees and exit the other edge near that corner, still parallel to the table. This is useful for mounting to any sort of vertical element perpendicular to the table or a frame element.

The remaining four holes diagonal through the bottom edge of the controller's long side. The cable tie will enter long side parallel to the table, turn ninety and exit straight down into the table.

The holes are designed to work with 1/2" grid perforated stock.

At the moment, there are also four bronze threaded inserts into the bottom shell near the edge. They would allow a machine screw mount, most likely to a mounting plate designed by the team.

Velcro could also be used on either the bottom or on the edges.

The housings shown during NIWeek are still in development and are either machined or 3D printed. Molds have not been finalized and mounting is still subject to change -- especially if someone has a brilliant idea.

Greg McKaskle